percent. In 2010, children under 15 years old was accounted for 44.1 percent of the total population of the POPULATION AND SOCIAL PROFILE region, children of age 5 to 9 years with 15.7 percent and those children aged less than 5 years were accounted for SOCIAL COMPOSITION AND CHARACTERISTICS 13.7 percent.

In terms of distribution by Figure 3.1. Population Pyramid by sex Age-Sex Distribution sex and age, there are and age group: , 2015 slightly more females than males in the age groups 0 to Children 5 to 9 years comprised the largest age 14 years old, 60 to 64 years groups of the population old and 45 to 54 years old in the 2015 POPCEN with

females comprising 23.8 Table 3.1. Total Population by Age Group: Maguindanao, 2015 percent of the total population in these age AGE GROUP TOTAL groups. In the contrary, there POPULATION are more males than females 0-4 165,923 in the age groups 20 to 44 0-14 493,933 years with males comprising 15-64 658,808 16.9 percent of the total 18 years and over 593,156 population in these age Source: Philippine Statistics Authority 60 years and over 35,761 groups. 65 years and over 21,192 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority On the other hand, the proportions of males and females in the age groups 15 to 19 years old, 55 to 59 years old, 65 to 79 Of the total population in the 2015, 42.1 percent are under years old and 80 years and over are almost the same. It 15 years of age or 493,933. Children aged 5 to 9 years also means that they almost had equal population. comprised the largest part of the total population in the province which was 14.7 percent. Meanwhile, children of

age under 5 years were accounted for 14.1 percent of the total population, and those 10 to 14 years with 13.3 Page | 12

Sex Ratio of the total population. The working-age population (15 to 64 years old) accounted for the remaining 56.1 percent (or The province’s sex ratio stands at 102 males for every 658,808 persons). 100 females The overall dependency ratio of Maguindanao is 78.2, which indicates that for every 100 working-age population, Maguindanao’s total population in 2015 has 50.7 percent there are about 78 or more dependents (75 young males while 49.3 percent are females with a sex ratio of dependents and more or less 3 old dependents). This is 102 males per 100 females. The 2010 CPH posted 104 higher than the national figure (58) and lower than the males per 100 females. This means that through the dependency ratio in 2010 recorded at 83.9 dependents per years, males outnumbered the females. This trend can 100 working-age population (81.1 young dependents and also be seen in every age group of the population. 2.8 old dependents).

Table 3.2. Sex Ratio by Age-Group: Maguindanao, 2015

AGE GROUP SEX RATIO Religious Affiliation (MALE:FEMALE)

All Ages 102:100 Islam accounted for 83.0 percent of the total 0-14 106:100 population of Maguindanao

15-64 100:100 Majority (83.0 percent or 974,192 persons) of the total 65 years and over 104:100 population of the province in 2015 reported Islam as their Source: Philippine Statistics Authority religious affiliation. The corresponding figure in 2010 was 83.9 percent (793,001 persons). The next largest religious affiliation in the province was the Roman Catholic, Age Dependency Ratio comprising 8.1 percent of the total population. It was followed by those who were affiliated with the National Dependency ratio decreases to 78 dependents per 100 Council of Churches in the (3.4 percent), tribal persons in the working-age group religions (1.3 percent), and Evangelicals (Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches), with 1.0 percent. In the 2015 POPCEN, the young dependents (0 to 14 years old) comprised 42.1 percent (or 493,933 persons) of the total population, while the old dependents (65 years old and over) comprised 1.8 percent (or 21,192 persons) Page | 13

Highest Educational Attainment Marital Status

Females outnumbered males in academic degree and There were more males than females among the school attendance rate never-married persons

Of the 835,918 total population 10 years and over, 48.8 Of the total population 5 years old and over across percent was married while 47.3 percent was never Maguindanao, 49.52 percent or 499,119 had reached or married. The rest of the total population was categorized completed elementary education, 23.81 percent or as follows: widowed (2.9 percent), divorced/separated (0.9 240,054 had reached or finished high school, 6.10 percent percent), and in common-law/live-in marital arrangement or 61,444 was college undergraduate, and 2.18 percent or (0.5 percent). 21,936 was baccalaureate or college graduate. Among those with baccalaureate degree, the females Among the never married persons, 52.2 percent was male outnumbered (54.6 percent) the males (45.4 percent). while 47.8 percent was female. In contrast, the females outnumbered the males along those who were widowed, Figure 3.2. Educational Attainment Percentage: Maguindanao, 2015 divorced/separated, and in common-law/live-in marital arrangement. The proportion by sex was equal (both 50.0 percent among those who were married.

Figure 3.3. Proportion of Households by Marital Status: Maguindanao, 2015

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Page | 14

Poverty Statistics thresholds and about 15 percent for the food between 2015 and 2018. Figure 3.4. Poverty Incidence Among Families, BARMM: 2009-2018 Section 3 of Republic Act 8425 of 1997 (Social Reform & Poverty Alleviation Act) defines Poor as individuals whose Poverty Incidence Among Families Among Five Provinces income falls below the poverty threshold as define by the in BARMM, 2009-2019 National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 80 72.0 74.3 and/or cannot afford in a sustained manner to provide their 67.3 65.7 63.1 60 minimum basic needs of food, health, education, housing, 50.2 64.1 48.7 54.5 and other essential amenities of life. 46.4 43.3 40.2 45.2 40 38.6 35.5 39.9 35.2 29.4 32.1 35.6 Based on the latest poverty survey released by Philippine 28.2 28.8 20 21.9 Statistics Authority (PSA) in 2018, the annual per capita 14.5 14.7 poverty threshold or the minimum income required of 0 individuals living in Maguindanao to meet the basic food 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 and non-food needs was estimated at Php 25,115. On the Maguindanao other hand, the food threshold or the minimum amount Tawi-tawi needed to meet the basic food needs was estimated on average at Php 17, 557. In terms of population, poverty incidence among Also, based on the estimated poverty threshold, 39.9 individuals living in Maguindanao in 2018 was estimated at percent or about 40 out of 100 families were estimated to 47.8 percent. This translates to 601.7 thousand be poor in 2018. In terms of magnitude, this is equivalent individuals living in Maguindanao who cannot afford to buy to 83.1 thousand Maguindanao families with incomes that their basic food and non-food needs. Moreover, based on are not enough to meet their basic food and non-food the annual per capita food threshold, subsistence needs. incidence among families living in Maguindanao in 2018 was estimated at 14.6 percent, which translates to 30.4 A family of five living in Maguindanao will need at least thousand families with incomes that are insufficient to buy Php 10,465.00 per month for their minimum basic food and their basic food needs. Meanwhile, 19.6 percent of the non-food needs; and at least Php 7,315.41 per month on individuals living in Maguindanao were estimated as average to meet the family’s basic food needs. These subsistence poor. This is equivalent to 247.4 thousand represent an increase of about 40 percent poverty individuals whose income are insufficient to buy even their basic food needs.

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Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence

In 2018, a family with at least five (5) members living in Maguindanao needed at least Php 10,465.00 on average monthly to meet their basic food and non-food needs. There are 39.9 percent or around 83,100 poor families living in Maguindanao.

Table 3.3 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence Among Families and Magnitude of Poor Families

Annual Per Capita Poverty Poverty Incidence Among Families (%) Magnitude of Poor Families Threshold (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation Estimates (in thousands)

2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018

Philippines 16,871 18,953 22,685 25,744 20.5 19.7 17.9 12.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 1.4 4,036.9 4,124.9 4,111.1 2,986.3

BARMM 16,683 20,517 22,590 27,556 39.9 48.7 53.3 53.6 7.9 6.5 5.2 2.6 212.5 271.4 330.4 352.3

Maguindanao 16,071 18,873 20,229 25,115 43.3 54.5 45.2 39.9 13.0 9.7 8.5 7.5 68.0 89.0 80.1 83.1

Meanwhile, an individual living in the different municipalities in Maguindanao needed at least Php 2,093.00 on average monthly to meet their basic food and non-food needs. There 47.8 percent or around 601,700 poor individuals living in Maguindanao.

Table 3.4. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence Among Population and Magnitude of Poor Population

Annual Per Capita Poverty Poverty Incidence Among Population (%) Magnitude of Poor Population Threshold (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation Estimates (in thousands)

2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018

Philippines 16,871 18,953 22,685 25,744 26.3 25.2 23.3 16.6 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.3 23,300.4 23,745.9 23,513.9 17,594.7

BARMM 16,683 20,517 22,590 27,556 47.4 55.8 58.9 61.3 7.1 5.8 4.9 2.4 1,507.9 1,854.1 2,223.3 2,461.8

Maguindanao 16,071 18,873 20,299 25,115 52.2 63.7 53.9 47.8 11.3 7.2 6.6 6.9 460.2 571.2 529.45 601.7

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Food Threshold and Subsistence Incidence

In 2018, a family with at least five (5) members living in Maguindanao needed at least Php 7,315.41 on average monthly to meet their basic food and non-food needs. There are 14.6 percent or around 30,400 poor families living in Maguindanao.

Table 3.5 Annual Per Capita Food Threshold, Subsistence Incidence Among Families and Magnitude of Poor Families

Annual Per Capita Food Threshold Subsistence Incidence Among Families (%) Magnitude of Subsistence Poor Families (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation Estimates

2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018

Philippines 11,780 13,232 15, 852 18,067 7.9 7.5 6.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 2.5 1,553.1 1,610.9 1,481.3 834.7

BARMM 11,725 14,747 16,073 19,444 10.8 19.5 20.5 22.8 16.3 14.2 10.9 4.4 57.5 108.8 126.9 149.7

Maguindanao 11,680 13,195 14,199 17,557 13.3 19.0 18.2 14.6 25.5 17.0 17.3 12.4 20.9 30.7 32.4 30.4

Meanwhile, an individual living in the different municipalities in Maguindanao needed at least Php 1,463.00 on average monthly to meet their basic food and non-food needs. There 19.6 percent or around 247,400 poor individuals living in Maguindanao.

Table 3.6 Annual Per Capita Food Threshold, Subsistence Incidence Among Population and Magnitude of Poor Population

Annual Per Capita Food Threshold Subsistence Incidence Among Population (%) Magnitude of Subsistence Poor Population (in Pesos) Estimates (%) Coefficient of Variation Estimates

2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018 2009 2012 2015 2018

Philippines 11,780 13,232 15, 852 18,067 10.9 10.4 9.1 5.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 2.4 9,703.2 9,811.1 9,164.5 5,523.7

BARMM 11,725 14,747 16,073 19,444 14.2 25.1 25.1 29.6 15.5 12.8 10.4 4.2 452.5 832.5 947.0 1,189.6

Maguindanao 11,680 13,195 14,199 17,557 17.7 25.8 24.0 19.6 24.2 15.0 15.5 12.2 156.5 231.6 235.1 247.4

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the magnitude of food-poor families and population is Income Gap, Poverty Gap and Severity of Poverty consistently increasing. This increase may be attributed to some factors that may affect the quality of life among The income gap measures the amount of income required Maguindanao as well as its population size and growth by the poor in order to get out of poverty in relation to the rate. poverty thresholds itself. The income gap in the Province of Maguindanao was estimated at 24.8% in 2018. This means that, on average, a poor family with five members Municipal Level Small Area Poverty Estimates living in Maguindanao need a monthly additional income of about PhP 2,595.32 to move everyone out of poverty in 2018. Similar to the income gap, the poverty gap also Recognizing that some of the estimated poverty incidence improved. of municipalities may have overlapping confidence intervals with other municipalities, hence, it may not be It may be noted that in 2018, if we will not be able to accurate to rank the cities and municipalities, the identify the poor, each family can just be given 9.9 percent estimates were grouped instead so that the municipalities of the poverty threshold or Php 1,036 on average for a and cities within a group are more likely to have the same family of five in a month, to move everyone out of poverty. level of poverty status.

Table 3.7. Income Gap, Poverty Gap and Severity of Poverty, There are five groups identified which are referred to as (1) Maguindanao: 2009-2018 Level 1; (2) Level 2; (3) Level 3; (4) Level 4; and (5) Level Indicators Full Year Estimates 5. Level 1 refers to the group of municipalities and cities with low poverty estimates having estimated poverty 2009 2012 2015 2018 incidence of not greater than 20 percent. Those in Level 2 Income Gap 23.1 24.8 27.5 24.8 are municipalities and cities with estimated poverty Poverty Gap 10.0 13.5 12.4 9.9 incidence greater than 20 percent but at most 40 percent. Severity of 3.3 4.5 4.6 3.5 Level 3 are municipalities and cities with poverty incidence Poverty greater than 40 percent but at most 60 percent, while

Level 4 are municipalities and cities with poverty incidence Overall, the poverty situation in Maguindanao based on greater than 60 percent but at most 80 percent. The PSA’s latest released generally improved in terms of municipalities and cities which need help the most, are poverty incidence and subsistence incidence estimates. those in Level 5 with poverty incidence greater than 80 However, in terms of magnitude, there is a fluctuating percent. trend in the number of poor families and population. While Page | 18

Buldon 53.4 65.1 60.8 12.9 11.6 13.8 Datu Blah Table 3.8. Poverty Incidence Classification 48.7 66.8 61.0 13.0 15.3 11.2 Sinsuat POVERTY CLASSIFICATION POVERTY INCIDENCE Datu Odin AMONG POPULATION (%) 45.0 62.0 44.6 10.0 15.2 15.3 Sinsuat Level 1 At most 20.0 62.8 57.6 62.5 10.1 14.6 11.1 Level 2 21.0 to 40.0 43.7 59.3 55.9 16.7 10.8 15.7 Level 3 41.0 to 60.0 Northern 41.2 64.0 56.4 14.8 15.0 17.5 Level 4 61.0 to 80.0 Kabuntalan

Level 5 Greater than 80.0 Parang 42.0 74.0 44.9 13.4 13.5 19.5

Sultan Kudarat 50.0 54.7 52.3 7.2 12.3 13.2 25 out of 36 municipalities belongs to the level 3 poverty 44.4 62.8 52.0 14.5 14.8 17.1 classification with the municipality of Upi having the least Upi 34.8 66.4 43.7 14.8 13.3 15.0 number of poverty incidence estimate of 43.7 percent followed by the municipalities of and Second District Parang with poverty incidence estimates of 44.6 percent Ampatuan 51.9 63.3 51.2 11.9 12.7 20.1 and 44.9 percent respectively. Meanwhile, the remaining 50.7 71.7 63.1 20.8 13.4 21.0 11 municipalities were classified under level 4. Datu Abdullah 51.0 68.6 53.6 13.7 13.6 17.6 Sangki

Table 3.9 Municipal Level Small Area Poverty Estimates, Datu Anggal 57.0 74.8 58.8 14.0 11.5 20.4 Maguindanao: 2009, 2012 and 2015 Midtimbang

Poverty Incidence Coefficient of Variation Datu Hoffer 49.1 69.0 61.7 16.4 13.7 13.9 Municipality Ampatuan 2009 2012 2015 2009 2012 2015 53.0 76.2 59.4 11.4 11.2 12.7 First District 48.4 76.4 52.7 10.8 12.4 13.7 39.9 43.7 60.1 13.2 15.8 14.5

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Datu Piang 52.5 68.4 57.5 21.6 12.6 19.7 POPULATION SIZE, GROWTH AND DENSITY

Datu Salibo 52.5 74.2 55.2 11.4 11.9 16.8 Comparative Population Size, Growth Rate and Doubling Datu Saudi Time 43.4 83.0 59.8 18.3 10.2 17.5 Ampatuan 47.1 70.9 57.6 21.1 12.2 17.7 Maguindanao’s annual population growth rate (APGR) of 4.22% (2010-2015) is higher than the regional and national Gen. SK 61.0 52.3 58.6 10.1 17.4 11.2 averages of 2.89% and 1.72%, respectively. Pendatun Maguindanao’s population is 1,173,933 based on the 2015 64.5 75.8 62.7 10.0 13.4 14.9 Census of Population. This comprises about 31.0% of the region’s population of 3,781,387, while the region’s 55.8 73.7 59.8 13.5 11.3 17.9 population is 3.74% of the total national population of Mangudadatu 56.9 64.7 63.7 12.4 15.7 14.7 100,981,437.

Pagalungan 46.7 37.5 53.0 13.2 22.3 16.3 Table 3.10 Comparative National, Regional and Provincial Total Population and Growth Rate, 2000, 2010, 2015 61.1 69.6 58.6 12.0 12.0 18.3 Annual Pandag 66.8 70.2 61.1 11.5 14.9 18.1 Total Population Population Doublin Growth Rate 53.9 70.5 55.4 11.6 12.6 16.8 g Time 2010 2015 2000- 2010- 56.9 74.5 60.2 14.8 12.4 17.8 2010 2015 Philippines 92,337,85 100,981,43 1.90 1.72 40 years Shariff Saydona 2 7 % % 51.2 66.0 52.0 15.2 12.3 17.1 Mustapha BARMM 3,256,140 3,781,387 1.51 2.89 24 years % % 42.9 68.7 48.5 16.2 12.6 19.4 Maguindana 944,718 1,173,933 1.66 4.22 16 years o % % Sultan Sa 61.1 66.5 56.4 10.0 13.1 15.5 Barongis

Talayan 50.9 80.3 60.0 11.1 10.0 15.0 Based on the 2010-2015 average growth rate, Maguindanao is expected to double its population in 2031 Talitay 51.9 77.1 58.2 15.1 10.1 17.0 (16 years), BARMM in 2039 (24 years), and the entire country after 40 years in 2055. This implies that Maguindanao Province is expected to double its Page | 20

population faster than both the region and the national as Land Management Bureau as of December 2013, higher early as 2031, which is about eight (8) years earlier than than the regional density of 103 persons/sq.km., but much the projected doubling time of BARMM and 24 years lower than the national density of 337 persons/sq.km. as earlier compared to the Philippines. shown in Table 6.

Among the five (5) provinces of the region, Table 5 further Table 3.11 Philippines and BARMM Comparative Total Population, shows that Maguindanao is the largest in terms of APGR, and Density by Province (2000, 2010, 2015) population size and also the fastest in terms of growth rate POPULATION SHARE POPULATION in the entire region. Meanwhile, the computed 2010-2015 TOTAL POPULATION APGR annual population growth rate of the province is 4.22%, TO THE REGION DENSITY which is much higher than its previous 2000-2010 APGR

pegged at 1.66%. 2010 2015 - -

2000 2010 2015 2000 2010 2015 2000 2010

Table 3.11 Comparative Total Population and APGR of BARMM by 2000 % share 2010 % share 2015 % share Province, 2015

76,506,92 100,981,43

es 92,337,852 1.90 1.72 255 308 337 Total Population APGR 8 7 Philippin

Basilan (excluding Isabela) 346,579 3.23 2,803,045 3,256,140 3,781,387 1.51 2.89 84 97 103 MM Lanao del Sur 1,045,429 2.18 BAR

Maguindanao (excluding 1,173,933 4.22 259,796 293,322 346,579 9.27 9.00 9.17 1.22 3.23 81 91 100 City) Basilan

Sulu 824,731 2.66 800,162 933,260 1,045,429 28.55 28.66 27.65 1.55 2.18 59 69 69 Tawi-Tawi 390,715 1.22 LDS

801,102 944,718 1,173,933 28.58 29.01 31.04 1.66 4.22 82 97 118 Maguindanao

Comparative Population Density 619,668 718,290 824,731 22.11 22.06 21.81 1.49 2.66 180 209 181 Sulu

Population density refers to the measurement of person - 322,317 366,550 390,715 11.50 11.26 10.33 1.29 1.22 89 101 108 Tawi per unit of land area. In 2015, the population density of Tawi Maguindanao is 118 persons per square kilometer (sq.km.), based on the estimated land area certified and provided to Department of Budget and Management by the Page | 21

Population Size, Percent Share to Total, Growth Rate and Maguindanao posted a 4.22% total population growth Doubling Time: Provincial and Municipal rate

Total population is higher by 229,215 persons The Maguindanao’s total population has a 4.22 percent total population growth rate (PGR) during the 2010-2015 The total population of the Province of Maguindanao periods. It was 2.56 percent higher than the PGR that was (excluding ) as of August 1, 2015 was posted by the province during the 2000-2010 periods. 1,173,933 persons based on the 2015 Census of Through the decades, the province growth rate shows Population (POPCEN). It comprised 31.05% of the ARMM positive trends. Based on the 2015 POPCEN, across total population. The 2015 population of the province is ARMM, Maguindanao (excluding Cotabato City) is the higher by 229,215 compared with 944,718 total most numbered province. populations in the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH). The top most populous municipality of the province was Datu Odin Sinsuat (Dinaig), comprising 8.45 percent of the Figure 3.5 Histogram of Maguindanao Total Population, 1990-2015 total population of the province. It was followed by (Nuling) and Parang comprising 8.11 percent and 7.60 percent of the total population of the province respectively.

Meanwhile, record shows that in 2015 the municipality of Datu Piang posted a decrease in its Annual Population Growth Rate (APGR) with -2.14% followed by Shariff Aguak and Datu Unsay with -1.63% and -1.11% respectively.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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Upi 45,444 53,583 4.56 3.30 21 Table 3.13 Total Population, APGR and Doubling Time per Second District Municipality, Maguindanao, 2015 Ampatuan 17,800 24,801 2.11 6.63 11 MUNICIPALITY Ann ual Buluan 38,106 50,008 4.26 5.44 13 Pop % Doubli ulati Datu Abdullah 17,079 23,878 2.03 6.70 10 Total Population Shar ng on Sangki e Time Gro wth Datu Anggal 13,339 25,016 2.13 12.5 6 Rate Midtimbang 8

01 May 01 May 01 Aug 2010 Datu Hoffer 16,295 25,012 2.13 8.57 8 2000 2010 2015 - 2015 Datu Montawal 31,265 34,830 2.97 2.15 33

MAGUINDANAO 801,102 944, 718 1,173,933 4.22 16 Datu Paglas 20,290 28,387 2.42 6.72 10 years Datu Piang 28,492 25,600 2.18 -2.14 First District 15,062 14,947 1.27 -0.15 Barira 19,686 30,004 2.56 8.43 8 Datu Saudi 20,330 26,427 2.25 5.25 13 33,729 35.282 3.01 0.90 78 Ampatuan

Datu Blah 16,533 25.024 2.13 8.29 8 Datu Unsay 12,490 11,813 1.01 -1.11 Sinsuat Gen. SK 24,004 28,103 2.39 3.15 22 Datu Odin 76,332 99,210 8.45 5.24 13 Pendatun Sinsuat Guindulungan 16,071 19,911 1.70 4.29 16 Kabuntalan 16,794 17,276 1.47 0.57 122 Mamasapano 22,354 24,800 2.11 2.08 34 Matanog 23,269 29,770 2.54 4.93 14 Mangudadatu 14,864 25,046 2.13 10.4 7 Northern 14,251 25,232 2.15 11.4 6 4 Kabuntalan 3 31,891 39,653 3.38 4.36 16 Parang 73,328 89,194 7.60 3.92 18 Paglat 11,207 15,920 1.36 7.02 10 Sultan Kudarat 82,758 95,201 8.11 2.80 25 Pandag 13,795 25,057 2.13 11.9 6 Sultan Mastura 21,712 22,261 1.90 0.50 140 4

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Rajah Buayan 17,423 23,652 2.01 6.11 11 Shariff Aguak 34,376 31,692 2.70 -1.63 Average household size was 6.0 persons

Shariff Saydona 13,241 19,855 1.69 8.10 9 Mustapha The number of households in 2015 was recorded at 194,507, higher by 36,792 households compared with the South Upi 35,990 40,178 3.42 2.20 32 157,715 households posted in 2010. The average Sultan Sa 22,547 22,425 1.91 -0.11 household size (AHS) in 2015 was 6.0 persons, or equal to Barossngis the AHS recorded in 2010 16,042 30,032 1.27 2.18 32

Talitay 13,328 14,863 2.56 12.5 6 4

Table 2.14 Household Population, Number of Households and Household Population, Number of Households and Average Household Size by Municipality, Maguindanao 2015 Average Household Size No. of Average Total Household MUNICIPALITY Household HHS Size Population (2015) s (2015) (2015) Household population refers to the total population less the institutional population or “the population enumerated in institutional living quarters or institutions such as jails/prisons, military camps, convents/seminaries, mental MAGUINDANAO 1,172,361 194, 507 6.0 hospitals, leprosaria, and the like.”1 Average household size is computed by dividing the household population with the number of households. First District

Barira 30,004 4,980 6.0 Household population comprised 99.9 percent of the Buldon 35,195 5,542 6.4 total population Datu Blah Sinsuat 25,024 4,080 6.1 In 2015, the household population of Maguindanao Datu Odin Sinsuat 98,774 17,088 5.8 reached 1,172,381 persons, representing 99.9 percent of the total population of the province. The remaining 0.1 Kabuntalan 17,276 2,582 6.7 percent (1,552 persons) was comprised of the institutional Matanog 29,756 4,817 6.2 population or those residing in collective or institutional living quarters such as hotels/lodging houses, hospitals, 25,232 4,222 6.0 orphanage/home for the aged, prison, Parang 89,143 15,307 5.8 convents/seminaries, and military camps.

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Sultan Kudarat 95,193 15,652 6. 1 Pandag 25,057 3,906 6.4

Sultan Mastura 22,221 3,864 5.8 Rajah Buayan 23,652 3,770 6.3

Upi 53,548 10,943 4.9 Shariff Aguak 31,447 4,812 6.5

Second District 19,855 3,569 5.6

Ampatuan 24,799 3,922 6.3 South Upi 40,111 7,562 5.3

Buluan 49,932 7,288 6.9 22,425 3,528 6.4

Datu Abdullah Sangki 23,878 3,906 6.1 Talayan 30,032 4,683 6.4

Datu Anggal Midtimbang 24,799 3,844 6.5 Talitay 17,839 2,425 6.1 Datu Hoffer 25,012 4,308 5.8 Datu Montawal 34,820 5,693 6.1

Datu Paglas 28,387 4,668 6.1 Overseas Filipino Workers

Datu Piang 25,510 4,184 6.1 More than one in every four overseas workers was Datu Salibo 14,947 2,600 5.7 aged 25 to 29 years

Datu Saudi Ampatuan 26,348 4,358 6.0 Of the 678,593 household population 15 years old and Datu Unsay 11,813 2,029 5.8 over, 26,133 persons or 3.9 percent were overseas workers. Female overseas workers outnumbered their Gen. SK Pendatun 28,103 4,289 6.6 male counterparts, as they comprised 79.7 percent of all Guindulungan 19,893 3,003 6.6 the overseas workers from this province. Overseas workers aged 25 to 29 years made up the largest age Mamasapano 24,778 3,933 6.3 group, comprising 26.8 percent of the total overseas Mangudadatu 25,011 3,836 6.5 workers, followed by those in the age groups 20 to 24 years (25.6 percent), 30 to 34 years (14.8 percent), and 35 Pagalungan 39,653 6,810 5.8 to 39 years (11.1 percent). Paglat 15,914 2,504 6.4

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PRESENT STATUS OF WELL-BEING

Health

Health Human Resources

In year 2018, Maguindanao composed of 508 Barangays with a total number of 2,963 health workers and a projected population of 1,324,216. Out of these, there are total of 17 government physicians, 4 dentist, 29 public health nurses, 135 public health midwives, 1 nutritionist, 4 medical technologist, 1 sanitary engineers, 23 sanitary inspectors and 2,749 active health workers (BHWs).

The ideal ratio of physician to population is 1: 20,000 and 1: 20,000 for government Nurses, but as shown in the succeeding tables below the ratio of physician to population is 1: 77,895 and 1: 45,663 for government Figure 3.6. Makabagong Maguindanao Mobile Medical Bus Nurse indicating that there is still a shortage for Physician and nurses for in the province of Maguindanao.

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Table 3.15 Number and Ratio of Government Physicians, Dentist, Nurses and Midwives per 10,000 Population

Total Physicians Dentists Public Health Nurses Midwives Population M F Total Ratio M F Total Ratio M F Total Ratio M F Total Ratio

2018 1,324,216 5 12 17 77,895 1 3 4 331,054 0 29 29 45,663 2 132 135 9,809

2017 1,123,143 5 12 17 66,067 1 6 7 160,449 0 29 29 38,729 2 132 135 8,320

2016 1,044,390 5 12 17 61,435 1 6 7 149,199 0 29 29 36,013 2 132 135 7,736

Source: Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS)

Table 3.16. Number and Ratio of Nutritionists, Medical Technologists, Sanitary Inspectors and Barangay Health Workers per 10,000 Population

Total Nutritionists Medical Technologists Sanitary Engineers Sanitary Inspectors Barangay Health Populatio Workers n M F Total Ratio M F Total Ratio M F Total Ratio M F Total Rati M F Total Rati o o 201 1,324,21 1,324,21 57,57 1,324,216 0 1 1 3 1 4 331,054 1 0 1 12 11 23 906 1843 2,749 482 8 6 6 5

201 1,123,14 48,83 1,123,143 3 11 14 80,225 3 6 9 124,794 1 0 1 12 11 23 906 1843 2,749 409 7 3 2 201 1,044,390 3 11 14 74,599 3 6 9 116,043 1 0 1 1,044,39 6 7 13 80,33 603 1843 2,446 427 0 8 6

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7. Birthing Center 40 Local Health Facilities Table 3.18 Number of Private Health Facilities, 2019 The province has five (5) district hospitals and one (1) TYPE OF FACILITY NUMBER provincial hospital. The district hospitals are located in the municipalities of Buluan, Upi, South Upi, Datu Odin Sinsuat and Parang, while the provincial hospital is located Hospitals 4 at Shariff Aguak. Aside from these hospitals, a total of 325 Lying-In Clinics/Birthing Center 27 Barangay Health Stations (BHS), thirty-six (36) Rural Health Units (RHUs), and 42 Birthing Centers (BC) were Source: IPHO-Maguindanao strategically located in the municipalities.

Table 3.17. Total Number of Government Health Facilities Table 3.19 Name of Government Hospitals and Location

TYPE OF FACILITY NUMBER NAME OF HOSPITALS LOCATION

Hospitals 5 Maguindanao Provincial Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao Hospital 1. IPHO Buluan District Hospital  CEmONC (MPH) 1 Buluan, MAguindanao

 BEmONC 4 Datu Blah T. Sinsuat District Upi, Maguindanao Hospital 2. CHD 12 – Cotabato Sanitarium Dinaig Municipal Hospital Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao 3. DND – CSSH South Upi Municipal Hospital South Upi, Maguindanao 4. PNP-GSK Pendatun Hospital Iranon District Hospital Parang, Maguindanao 5. RHU/MHC 36  With BEmONC trained team Source: IPHO-Maguindanao 6. BHS

 Concrete 229

 Self-help 96

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Vital Indices

Maternal mortality rate includes deaths of women during Vital health indices are the indicators that measure the pregnancy, at childbirth or in the period after childbirth total health condition in a certain locality or area. related to pregnancy and giving birth per 1,000 live births. Crude birth rate is the ratio of live births per 1,000 There was a huge decrease of 23.21% in the maternal population during a given period. In 2018, the crude birth mortality rate from 58.17 in 2017 to 44.67 in 2018. Having rate in the province is 22.85 births per 1,000 total a physician, nurse or midwife who has formal training populations, compared to 24.49 per 1,000 total populations present during the birth decreases the maternal mortality in 2017, which recorded a slight decrease of 1.64% (6.7%) rate. live birth rate level. Crude death rate (CDR) is the number of deaths per 1,000 Table 3.20 Maternal Mortality Rate, Infant Mortality Rate, population during a given period. CDR slightly increased Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate, Province of by 6.06% in 2018 (1.40%) from 1.32% in 2017. This is the Maguindanao: 2016-2018 ratio of the number of deaths occurring within one year to Indicators Year the mid-year population expressed per 1,000 populations. It is “crude” in the sense that all ages are represented in 2016 2017 2018 the rate and does not take into account the variations in Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1000 Live 48.46 58.17 44.67 risks of dying at particular ages. It can be noted that CDR Births) is inversely proportional to the crude birth rate in the Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 Live Births) 2.09 2.58 3.02 province in such that as the crude birth rate decreases the crude death rate increases. Under 5 Mortality Rate (per 1000 Live 4.18 3.89 6.53 Births) Infant Mortality Rate refers to the number of deaths among Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 population) 20.29 24.49 22.85 infants (below one-year) per 1,000 live births. The province’s infant mortality rate for the year 2018 is 3.02% Crude Death Rate (per 1000 population 1.49 1.32 1.40 which increased by 17.05% from the previous year’s rate Source: Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS) of 2.58%.

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Top 10 Leading Causes of Morbidity Top 10 Leading Causes of Mortality

Morbidity and mortality statistics provide basic information for Mortality is the intensity of death in a population. It is better management of healthcare. Morbidity refers to having a sometimes use to mean the frequency of deaths in a disease or a symptom of a disease, or the amount of a disease population. within a population. Table 3.22 Top 10 Leading Causes of Mortality, Province of The Maguindanao Provincial Hospital has recorded that the top Maguindanao: Semi-Annual ten leading causes of morbidity in the province are Acute Number of No. Cases Gastroenteritis with moderate to severe dehydration with 1,588 Cases number of cases followed by Hypertension and Urinary Tract Cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to septic shock Infection (UTI) with 1,032 and 839 cases respectively. 1 8 secondary to neonatal sepsis

Increased intracranial pressure secondary to 2 7 Table 3.21 Top 10 Leading Causes of Morbidity, Province of cerebrovascular accident, bleed Maguindanao: 2018 Semi-Annual Cardiopulmonary Arrest secondary to community acquired 3 6 No. Cases Number of Cases pneumonia, high risk Cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to septic shock 1 Acute gastroenteritis, moderate to severe dehydration 1,588 4 secondary to sepsis with severe dehydration, severe acute 4 malnutrition 2 Hypertension, all types 1,032

3 Urinary tract infection 839 5 Cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to extreme prematurity 4

4 Pneumonia moderate to severe 775 6 Sepsis, pneumonia, high risk 4

5 Gastritis moderate to severe dehydration 658 Acute respiratory failure secondary to pulmonary 7 4 tuberculosis, pneumonia 6 Measles 479 8 Uncal herniation secondary to cerebrovascular accident 3 7 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 371 Cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to respiratory failure, 8 Asthma, all types 340 9 pediatric community acquired pneumonia- high risk in 3 measles 9 Gastroesophageal reflux disease 307 10 Pulmonary new growth, pulmonary tuberculosis 2 10 Acute peptic ulcer disease 155

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Social Welfare Programs and Services Senior Citizen

Based on the submitted reports of the Ministry of Social Senior citizens are people who are at least 60 years old Services Development, there are four (4) cases involving and above. With the implementation of various republic children and 11 cases of women in need of protection. As acts, senior citizens are entitled to different services given of March 2019, all reported cases of children are the by the government. Some of these benefits are the children in conflict with the law that totals to four (4) cases. discounts the basic goods and services like medical- On the other hand, the 11 reported cases involving women related privileges, public transportation and different includes physically abused one (1) case, trafficking in government assistance like social pension. person eight (8) cases, and distressed overseas filipino workers two (2) cases. Person With Disability

According to the United Nations, disability is the condition Table 3.23 Number of VAWC Cases per Category, Maguindanao: judged to be impaired relative to the usual condition of an March 2019 individual. This often refers to physical, sensory, cognitive, and intellectual impairment of an individual. Persons with disabilities Number of Sector Category (PWDs) have generally poorer health, lower education Cases achievements and economic opportunities. Thus, the government has passed different acts that focus on helping Children Children in Conflict with the 4 them. Through these government proclamations, they are Law entitled to different benefits like discounts, employment Women Physically Abused 1 opportunities and others. Illegal 8 As of March 2019, a total of 2,556 individuals in the province of Maguindanao are considered PWDs. Most of them are female Recruitment/Trafficking in which accounted to 51.0 percent of the PWDs population. Most Person PWDs are recorded to be residing at the Municipality of Datu Distressed OFW 2 Abdullah Sangki with a total of 302 individuals. This accounted to 11.81 percent of the total PWD population. This is followed by Municipalities of Datu Piang and Shariff Aguak with 180 and 178 individuals, respectively. Meanwhile, Municipality of Kabuntalan has zero (0) PWD. Page | 31

Solo Parents (8) An unmarried mother/father who has preferred to keep and rear his or her child/children instead of having others care for them or give them up to a welfare institution. Republic Act No. 8972, known as the “Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000”, was passed in year 2000. The law defines a solo (9) Any other person who solely provides parental care and parent as any individual who fall under any of the following support to a child or children. categories: (10) Any family member who assumes the responsibility of head (1) A woman who gives birth as a result of rape and other of family as a result of the death, abandonment, disappearance crimes against chastity even without a final conviction of the or prolonged absence of the parents or solo parent. offender. Provided, that the mother keeps and raises the child; They are also entitled to comprehensive package of programs (2) A parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of and services as long as they have a Solo Parent ID from the parenthood due to death of spouse; City or Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office. (3) A parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of Table 3.24 Total Number of Solo Parents per Cluster Municipalities, parenthood while the spouse is detained or is serving sentence Maguindanao: 2019 for a criminal conviction for at least one year; SOLO PARENTS MUNICIPALITY (4) A parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of Male Female TOTAL parenthood due to physical and/or mental incapacity of spouse BULUAN CLUSTER as certified by a public medical practitioner; Ampatuan 12 15 27 Buluan 103 175 278 (5) A parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of 74 445 519 parenthood due to legal separation or de facto separation from Datu Paglas 66 192 258 spouse for at least one year, as long as he or she is entrusted Gen. S.K.P. 18 73 91 with the custody of the children; Mangudadatu 69 147 216 Paglat 34 23 57 (6) A parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of Pandag 156 148 304 parenthood due to declaration of nullity or annulment of Rajah Buayan 28 53 81 marriage as decreed by a court or by a church as long as he or Sultan Sa Barongis 57 201 258 Total 617 1472 2089 she is entrusted with the custody of the children. DOS CLUSTER (7) A parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of 52 173 225 parenthood due to abandonment of spouse for at least one (1) Datu Odin Sinsuat 50 155 205 year. Guindulungan 133 137 270 Kabuntalan 36 154 190 Page | 32

South Upi 111 189 300 Education Talayan 63 190 253 Talitay 155 156 311 Educational Attainment and Literacy Rate Upi 77 41 118 Total 677 1195 1872 DATU PIANG CLUSTER School Attendance Rate in the province had increase Mamasapano 56 462 518 over the year Datu Hoffer 107 207 314 Datu Piang 40 310 350 Datu Salibo 38 50 88 Datu Piang 53 129 182 Datu Saudi 15 50 65 Source: Phillipine Statistics Authority Datu Unsay 25 210 235 Shariff Saydona 31 52 83 Shariff Aguak 131 104 235 Datu Montawal 32 62 94 Pagalungan 131 112 243 Total 659 1748 2407 PARANG CLUSTER Sultan Mastura 35 123 158 Parang 61 238 299 Sultan Kudarat 149 241 390 Barira 91 141 232 Buldon 53 266 319 Datu Blah T. Sinsuat 17 19 36 Northern Kabuntalan 39 43 82 Matanog 62 134 196 Total 507 1205 1712 Persons aged 5 to 24 years old are considered in

determining the school attendance rate. Based on the 2015 POPCEN results there are 559,926 persons who are 5 to 24 years old in Maguindanao and 64.6 percent that is 361,665 of them are attending school in school year 2015- 2016 that is higher than the school attendance rate in 2010 CPH which is estimated at 54.7 percent. Out of the 2015 school attendance rate, males are higher than the females with 50.5 percent and 49.5 percent respectively. Page | 33

Figure 3.8 Household Literacy Rate, Maguindanao: 2015 More than one in every two persons aged 15 years and over was engaged in a gainful activity

In 2015, the province had 678,593 household population aged 15 years old and over. Of this total, more than one in every two persons (53.2 percent) was engaged in a gainful activity during the 12 months preceding the census. Males with a gainful activity during the last 12-month reference period comprised 73.8 percent, while females accounted for the remaining 26.2 percent. By major occupation group, skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers comprised the largest group (51.1 percent of all persons with a gainful activity). Workers engaged in elementary occupations came in next (15.1 percent), followed by plant and machine operators and assemblers (8.9 percent).

Literacy

Maguindanao’s simple literacy rate was recorded at 89.3 percent in 2015

The simple literacy rate of the Province of Maguindanao based on 2015 POPCEN is 89.3 percent among the 834,304 household population aged 10 years and over. It is higher than its simple literacy rate in 2010 CPH which is estimated only at 81.0 percent. A person can be considered as literate if he is able to read and write a simple message in any language or dialect. Out of the 89.3 percent literacy rate, 50.5 percent are males and 49.5 percent are females Gainful Workers 15 Years Old Over

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PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY Barira 23 Buldon 30 Pursuant to Article II, Sec. 5 of the 1987 Constitution states that, "The maintenance of peace and order, the Datu Blah Sinsuat 19 protection of life, liberty, and property, and promotion of Datu Odin Sinsuat 63 the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy." Kabuntalan 25

Matanog 22 The provincial government is committed to work hand-in- hand with Maguindanao Police Provincial Office by Northern Kabuntalan 24 providing logistical support in achieving lasting peaceful Parang 63 and orderly society. Sultan Kudarat 50 Police Personnel Sultan Mastura 25 Upi 36

Maguindanao Police Provincial Office is one of the key Second District partners in implementing peace and order and internal Ampatuan security in the whole province. Buluan 27 It is composed of a total of 1,322 police personnel with a Datu Abdullah Sangki total ratio of 1:888. The ideal police to population ratio is 21 one policeman for every 1,000 population (1:1000) for Datu Anggal Midtimbang 20 urban cities and municipalities. Datu Hoffer 23 Table 3.25 Total Number of Police Personnel in Maguindanao, 2018 Datu Montawal 25

UNIT/STATION ACTUAL STRENGTH Datu Paglas 28

MAGUINDANAO Datu Piang 27

First District Datu Salibo 21

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Datu Saudi Ampatuan 23 province, municipality of Parang had the highest number of crime incidents with 122 which accounted to 10.52 percent Datu Unsay 21 of the total crime volume, followed by municipality of Datu Gen. SK Pendatun 19 Odin Sinsuat with 107 crime cases or 9.23 percent; and municipality of Upi with 85 or 7.33 percent crime cases. Guindulungan 21

Mamasapano 19 Evidently, mostly populated and urbanized areas had the most numbers of crime incidence in the province of Mangudadatu 22 Maguindanao. Meanwhile, the least number of reported Pagalungan 24 crimes were in the municipalities of Mangudadatu and Kabuntalan with 0 and 2 cases, respectively. Paglat 21

Pandag 20 Table 3.26 Crime Volume by Municipality, Maguindanao 2017-2018 Rajah Buayan 21

Shariff Aguak 24 PEACE AND ORDER INDEX Shariff Saydona Mustapha 21 UNIT/STATION INDEX NON-INDEX CRIME South Upi 27 CRIMES CRIMES VOLUME

Sultan Sa Barongis 21 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 MAGUINDANAO 463 344 696 513 1159 857 Talayan 21 First District Talitay 24 Barira 5 5 7 5 12 10 Buldon 6 7 7 7 13 14 Datu Blah Sinsuat 6 2 12 7 18 9 Datu Odin Sinsuat 66 48 101 59 167 107 Kabuntalan 7 1 2 1 9 2 Crime Volume Matanog 9 8 15 11 24 19 Northern Kabuntalan 2 3 2 0 4 3 Parang 72 51 139 71 211 122 Crime volume in Maguindanao decreased from 1,159 in Sultan Kudarat 42 21 41 35 83 56 2017 to 857 in 2018, of which 344 are index crimes and Sultan Mastura 6 3 14 9 20 12 513 are non-index crimes. Among the municipalities in the Upi 36 27 60 58 96 85 Second District Page | 36

Ampatuan 19 18 14 18 33 36 docked at piers or wharves or anchored in major seaports, Buluan 9 5 2 2 11 7 petroleum industry installations, plane crashes and other Datu Abdullah Sangki 6 7 12 12 18 19 similar incidents, as well as the enforcement of the Fire Datu Anggal Midtimbang 8 2 11 18 19 20 Datu Hoffer 0 3 18 16 18 19 Code and other related laws. Datu Montawal 7 6 2 13 9 19 Datu Paglas 6 18 10 12 16 30 Maguindanao Bureau of Fire Protection is composed of 7 Datu Piang 8 8 17 7 25 15 fire officers and 298 non-officers with a total of 306 Datu Salibo 13 1 13 11 26 12 personnel. Datu Saudi Ampatuan 6 13 30 17 36 30 Datu Unsay 5 7 5 13 10 20 Table 3.27 Total Number of Fire-fighting Personnel Per Municipality Gen. SK Pendatun 15 14 15 14 30 28 Guindulungan 8 6 13 6 21 12 TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONNEL Mamasapano 3 4 10 3 13 7 ASSIGNED IN FIRE SUPPRESSION Mangudadatu 2 0 3 0 5 0 Pagalungan 15 5 14 8 29 13 NO. FIRE STATION/OFFICE NON FIRE Paglat 3 3 1 2 4 5 OFFICERS TOTAL OFFICER AIDE Pandag 6 5 5 8 11 13 Rajah Buayan 0 4 13 5 13 9 1 Office of the Provincial Shariff Aguak 33 12 39 25 72 37 1 16 0 17 Fire Marshal Shariff Saydona 6 2 13 14 19 16 Mustapha 2 Ampatuan Fire station 0 13 0 13 South Upi 16 14 16 14 32 28 Sultan Sa Barongis 6 6 5 4 11 10 3 Buluan Fire station 0 11 0 11 Talayan 0 2 8 7 8 9 4 Datu Abdullah Sangki Fire Talitay 6 3 7 1 13 4 0 10 0 10 station

5 Datu Odin Sinsuat Fire 1 33 0 34 station 6 Datu Paglas Fire station 0 14 0 14

FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE 7 Datu Piang Fire station 1 19 0 20 Maguindanao Bureau of Fire Protection under Bureau of 8 Datu Saudi Ampatuan Fire 1 10 0 11 Fire Protection is the agency responsible for the station 9 prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on Datu Unsay Fire Station 0 7 0 7 buildings, houses and other structures, forest, land 10 transportation vehicles and equipment, ships or vessels Gen SKP Fire Station 0 10 0 10 Page | 37

11 Kabuntalan Fire Station 0 11 0 11 Despite of insufficiency of fire-fighting facilities, firefighting units of Maguindanao BFP managed to control incidences 12 Mamasapano Fire Station 0 7 0 7 of fire in the province. 13 Montawal Fire Station 0 10 0 10 Table 3.28 Total Number of Fire-fighting Facilities by Municipality, 14 Maguindanao 2018 Paglat Fire Station 0 9 0 9

15 FIRE- FIRE- NO. OF FIRE STATION TRUCK TRUCKS Parang Fire Station 0 30 0 30 NO. MUNICIPALITY BFP- LGU- with w/o with w/o 16 OWNED OWNED Shariff Aguak Fire Station 1 16 0 17 1 Ampatuan ✔ ✔ 1 0 17 South Upi Fire Station 0 14 0 14 2 Buluan ✔ ✔ 1 0

18 Sultan Kudarat Fire 3 Datu Abdullah ✔ ✔ 0 1 1 23 0 25 Station Sangki 4 Datu Odin ✔ ✔ 1 1 19 Sultan Sa Barongis Fire 0 6 0 6 Sinsuat Station Awang Sub- ✔ ✔ 0 1 20 Station Talayan Fire Station 0 11 0 11 5 Datu Paglas ✔ ✔ 1 0 21 Upi Fire Station 1 18 0 19 6 Datu Piang ✔ ✔ 2 0 7 Datu Saudi ✔ ✔ 1 0 TOTAL 7 298 0 306 Ampatuan ✔ ✔ ✔ 0 0

9 Gen SKP ✔ ✔ 1 0 10 Kabuntalan ✔ ✔ 1 0 11 Mamasapano ✔ ✔ 1 0

There are 26 firetrucks in the province, of which, 22 units 12 Montawal ✔ ✔ 1 0 are BFP-owned while four (4) units are LGU-owned. These 13 Paglat 1 0 are distributed among the different municipalities in the ✔ ✔ province. Although not all municipalities have fire trucks, 14 Parang ✔ ✔ 2 0 they are being covered by their nearby municipalities that Sarmiento ✔ ✔ 1 0 Substation have fire trucks. 15 Shariff Aguak ✔ ✔ 2 0

16 South Upi ✔ ✔ 1 0

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18 Sultan Sa ✔ ✔ 0 0 Based on the report of Maguindanao Bureau of Fire Barongis 19 Talayan ✔ ✔ 0 1 Protection, the fire incidents increased to 68 in 2018 from 22 in 2017 with mostly residential facilities were affected. 20 Upi ✔ ✔ 2 0

21 Barira ✔ ✔ n/a Table 3.29 Fire Incidents in Maguindanao, 2017-2018 22 Buldon ✔ ✔ n/a Type of Number of Incidents per Year 23 Datu Anggal n/a ✔ ✔ Occupancy Midtimbang 2017 2018 24 Datu Blah T. ✔ ✔ n/a Involved Sinsuat 14 45 25 Datu Hoffer ✔ ✔ n/a Residential Ampatuan Educational 1 3 26 Datu Salibo n/a ✔ ✔ Grass/Forest Fire 0 9 27 Guindulungan ✔ ✔ n/a Mercantile 2 3 28 Mangudadatu ✔ ✔ n/a Assembly 2 0 29 Matanog ✔ ✔ n/a Industrial 0 1 0 0 30 Pagalungan ✔ ✔ n/a Healthcare Business 2 3 31 Pandag n/a ✔ ✔ Mixed 1 1 32 Rajah Buayan ✔ n/a Vehicular 0 3 33 Shariff Saydona ✔ ✔ n/a Total 22 68 Mustapha 34 Sultan Mastura ✔ ✔ n/a

35 Sultan Sumagka ✔ ✔ n/a

TOTAL NO. OF BFP-OWNED 22 FIRE TRUCK/S: TOTAL NO. OF LGU-OWNED 4 FIRE TRUCK/S: NOTE: BESIDES FIREFIGHTING UNITS, RESCUE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE UNITS ARE ALSO DEPLOYED IN DIFFERENT MUNICIPAL FIRE-STATIONS. BUT AMBULANCES AND RESCUE VEHICLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN BFP STATIONS ACROSS MAGUINDANAO.

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